THE History Channel's exhibition on local history - Photos for the Future - opens at the Royal Armouries on October 10.

It's the second time the Leeds-based museum has been chosen by the History Channel for this regional exhibition of photographs.

Photos for the Future 2 is a national initiative that will create a visual and lasting record of the lives of ordinary people for future generations.

The exhibition of 36 photographs will be displayed in the foyer of the Royal Armouries Museum and is available for public viewing free of charge.

The photographs on display include two winners from Yorkshire, Nesta Hoyle from Keighley and Ackworth School, Pontefract.

Other photographs in the exhibition include entries from residents in Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Selby.

Guy Wilson, Master of the Armouries said: "Photos for the Future 2 is an interesting method of recording local history and the exhibits are powerful, showing the highs and lows of everyday life."

Participants of Photos for the Future 2 were asked to submit a photograph that captures a moment in history by either selecting one from a family album or by taking their own.

Each photograph was accompanied by a 100-word caption stating why it was of personal and historic value and why it will be of interest to future generations.

Categories for entry included childhood, fashions, inventions, town and country, war and peace, and the year 2000. More than 5,000 entries were received and more than 600 winners were selected.

A specially tailored scheme for primary and secondary schools throughout the UK was also organised to complement local history on the National Curriculum. Ninety primary and 94 secondary schools entered.

A series of two minute programmes are now being broadcast on the channel daily at 12.55pm and 6.55pm featuring some of the best entries.

Entries are also on display in a special gallery on The History Channel Website at www.thehistorychannel.co.uk.